PARAGON (OR EPITOME OR APOTHEOSIS) (Noun)

Meaning- 1) A perfect example.

                       2) A person or thing that is perfect or excellent in some way and should be considered a model or example to be copied.

Synonym- PARADIGM, PROTOTYPE, QUINTESSENCE

Uses-

•          Mahatma Gandhi was a paragon of virtue.
•          I make no claim to be a paragon.
•          A selfless desire to help others is the paragon of the virtue of charity.
•          Dawood Ibrahim was a paragon of vice.